<p>Eight states including Maharashtra, Karnataka and Punjab have reported a high number of daily Covid-19 cases and account for 84.5 per cent of the 68,020 fresh cases recorded in the country in a day, the Union Health Ministry said on Monday.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/8-states-account-for-over-84-of-indias-fresh-covid-19-cases-967857.html" target="_blank"><strong>Read more</strong></a></p>.<p>Meanwhile, the first phase of Assembly elections kick-started in West Bengal and Assam on March 27. Kerala, <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/east-and-northeast/voting-concludes-in-assam-7905-polling-in-first-phase-of-elections-967162.html" target="_blank">Assam</a> and the union territory of Puducherry will hold a single-phase election on April 6. The counting of votes is slated to be taken up on May 2. </p>
<p>Eight states including Maharashtra, Karnataka and Punjab have reported a high number of daily Covid-19 cases and account for 84.5 per cent of the 68,020 fresh cases recorded in the country in a day, the Union Health Ministry said on Monday.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/8-states-account-for-over-84-of-indias-fresh-covid-19-cases-967857.html" target="_blank"><strong>Read more</strong></a></p>.<p>Meanwhile, the first phase of Assembly elections kick-started in West Bengal and Assam on March 27. Kerala, <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/east-and-northeast/voting-concludes-in-assam-7905-polling-in-first-phase-of-elections-967162.html" target="_blank">Assam</a> and the union territory of Puducherry will hold a single-phase election on April 6. The counting of votes is slated to be taken up on May 2. </p>
